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E02.03.1 Electron Arrangement and EMR Spectra Virtual Lab

This document provides instructions for a virtual lab on electron arrangement and electromagnetic radiation. The lab has two parts: 1) A flame test to identify unknown metal ions based on the color of flames. Students complete a data table to record colors. 2) Analysis of line spectra from different elements using a prism. Students create a data table with element names, colors, and wavelengths and describe the brightest lines in the star spectrum. The purpose is to differentiate elements based on their emission spectra when heated or excited. Different elements produce unique spectra because heat excites electrons to different energy levels, emitting light of different wavelengths upon relaxation.

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E02.03.1 Electron Arrangement and EMR Spectra Virtual Lab

This document provides instructions for a virtual lab on electron arrangement and electromagnetic radiation. The lab has two parts: 1) A flame test to identify unknown metal ions based on the color of flames. Students complete a data table to record colors. 2) Analysis of line spectra from different elements using a prism. Students create a data table with element names, colors, and wavelengths and describe the brightest lines in the star spectrum. The purpose is to differentiate elements based on their emission spectra when heated or excited. Different elements produce unique spectra because heat excites electrons to different energy levels, emitting light of different wavelengths upon relaxation.

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CVA Chemistry

Module Two

E02.03.1 Electron Arrangement and EMR: Line Spectra Lab

Access the virtual lab in Lesson 2.03 on page 4 to complete each section
below.

PART 1 - The flame test is used to visually determine the identity of an unknown
metal or metalloid ion based on the characteristic color of the flame. The heat of
the flame converts the metal ions into atoms which become excited and emit
visible light. The characteristic emission spectra can be used to differentiate
between some elements.

PART II – What is the purpose of analyzing the line spectra of different


elements?

Access the virtual lab in this lesson and complete the experiments.

Part One (Flame Test):


1. Complete the data table for Part One of the lab. It should include
the name of the element (or unknown) examined and the color of
the observed flame.

PART 1 – FLAME TEST


SOLUTION NAME COLOR
DESCRIPTION
KNOWN 1 barium green
KNOWN 2 calcium red
KNOWN 3 sodium yellow
KNOWN 4 rubidium purple
KNOWN 5 potassium blue
KNOWN 6 lithium pink
UNKNOWN 1 unknown pink
UNKNOWN 2 unknown blue

2. Identify each unknown from Part One of the lab and briefly
explain why you identified each unknown as you did.

I believe that the first unknown substance is Lithium because it burned


the same color as Lithium when it was tested previously. I think the
second unknown substance is potassium because it burned the same
color, blue, when Potassium was burned previously.

Part Two (Spectroscopy):


1. Create and complete a data table for Part Two of the lab. It
should include the name of the element, the colors, and the
wavelength values of the observed lines.

PART II - SPECTROSCOPY
HYDROGEN HELIU SODIU NEON MERCUR STAR
M M Y
1 Purple;410n Blue; Yellow; Purple Blue; Purple;
m 458nm 579nm ; 430nm 415nm
420n
m
2 Blue;440nm Green; Yellow; Green Blue; Blue;
509nm 589nm ; 447nm 438nm
517n
m
3 Green;512n Yellow; Yellow; Green Green; Light blue;
m 568nm 600nm ; 540nm 500nm
523n
m
4 Yelowishgree Red; Green Yellow; Yellow/gree
n; 539nm 690nm ; 550nm n; 550nm
529n
m
5 Greenish- yellow Yellow; Yellow;
yellow; ; 570nm 581nm
549nm 572n
m
6 Yellow;573n Yello Red; Red; 705nm
m w; 679nm
580n
m
7 Reddish- Red; Red;
orange; 699n 690nm
655nm m
8 Red;680nm Red; Red;
710n 710nm
m
9 Dark red; Red;
700nm 720n
m
1 Red;
0 749n
m

2. Describe the line spectrum of the star. Give the color and
wavelength value of the five brightest lines in the spectrum.
The line spectrum of the star goes from purple to red and the 5
brightest lines in the spectrum are as follows; color: blue
wavelength: 438nm, color: light blue wavelength: 500nm, color:
yellow/green wavelength: 550nm, color: yellow wavelength:
581nm, and color: red wavelength: 705nm

Conclusion:
1. Explain, in your own words, why different elements produce
different colors of light when heated.

Different elements produce different color light when heated


because each element has specific electrons that get excited
when they are heated. This excitement causes the electrons to
go to different energy levels which results in the emission of light
after they are heated, therefore producing different colors.
2. Why do you think elements must be heated before they emit
colored light?

Elements must be heated in order to emit light because the heat


causes the electrons to move up to the highest electron energy
ring which causes them to have the most potential energy. Then
since the electrons are excited, they are able to emit light.
3. What element do you think is the most abundant in the star that
you observed in Part Two? Explain your answer.

I think the most abundant element in the star observed previously is neon
because both the star and neon have similar range of colors when observed
through the prism onto the spectrum.
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